New publication: Effect of an #antidepressant on aquatic ecosystems in the presence of #microplastics: A #mesocosm study. #sustainability #fluoxetine #pharmaceutical #ecosystemfunctioning
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124439

Our first session in Topic 1 is hosted by Anika Happe and Maren Staniek from @MARUM and all about “Unraveling the effects of global change on aquatic systems: opportunities and limitations in state-of-the-art mesocosm research”
find the call for abstracts here:
https://tinyurl.com/ICYcallforabstracts
#marinescience #earlycareer #mesocosm #ICYMARE2024 #ICYMAREfamily #marinebiology #marineresearch #callforabstracts

#Virus control

This exciting new research explores the influence of #virus #infection in changing the balance of organic matter degradation between #bacteria and #eukaryotes in #marine #carboncycling during #phytoplankton blooms.

Based on #mesocosm studies, this research demonstrates how #viruses infecting different #microorganisms change community dynamics and the release and potential fate of marine carbon from primary production.

Learn more in this new research in Nature Communications on:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36049-3

#microbiology #ecology #MicrobialEcology

Big week scientifically !
Happy to share the latest paper from my stay in the Vardi lab, a great collab wt co-author Matti Gralka. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36049-3
In 2018 we conducted a big #mesocosm experiment to explore the impact of #viralinfection in #phytoplankton blooms, on marine #microbial #ecosystems. Using a month-long #time course across 7 huge bags, we manage to disentangle how viruses can potentially affect #microbial succession and flow of #carbon in the #ocean. Small microbes, big impact!